Smoking-related death

Nicotine (pyridine pyrrolidine) global annual smoking-related death 6 million per year fire-related cost US 90 billion Gamel Abdul Nasser excessive smoker and diabetic (inevitable complications premature death 1970) (-t-)-Nicotine (pyridine pyrrolidine)... 

Tobacco was introduced to Europe from South America in the 16th century. Although its potential for harm was early recognised its use was tciken up avidly in every society that met it. Current estimates are that there are 1.1 billion smokers worldwide. In 1990 there were 3 million smoking-related deaths per year, projected to rise to 8 million by 2020 (representing 12% of all deaths). ... 

Cancers only account for about half of the smoking-related deaths. Smoking is a major cause of bronchitis, emphysema, heart disease, and stroke. Tobacco is associated with female reproductive health, increases in miscarriage rates, early delivery, stillbirth, infant death, and low birth rate. It is estimated that 9 million Americans suffer from tobacco-related illnesses at any given time. ... 

Worldwide, smoking tobacco causes over four million smoking-related deaths a year, due to coronary heart disease, emphysema and cancers of the mouth, throat and lung. It is also a contributory cause of many other cancers. Cigarette smoke contains around 4000 different compounds and its carcinogenic effect is due to chemicals such as benzo[a] pyrene, not nicotine. So nicotine does not cause these deaths directly, but addiction to nicotine does. 

Radon is another example of a very curious and toxic compound that many of us regularly inhale, hopefully in small amounts. For those regularly exposed to radon, there is an increased risk for lung cancer and, for those that smoke, radon exposure results in a three-fold increase in the incidence of lung cancer. In the United States it is estimated that indoor radon exposure causes between 7000 and 30,000 lung cancer-related deaths each year, second only to tobacco smoking. Radon-222 is a colorless and odorless radioactive gas that results from the decay of radium-226, which is widely distributed in the earth s crust. Radon decays with a half-life of 3.8 days into solid particles of polonium. It is actually the breakdown of... 

Crack Cocaine Street Names Freebase. Mexican speedballs (crack w/ methamphetamine), roosten tornado (ovct 40 street slang terms) Use Crack is cocaine that comes in a rock crystal that can be heated and its vapors smoked. The tOTn crack ref s to the crackling sound heard when it is heated Actions CNS stimulant induces euphoria. Highly addictive Effects Acute CV or cerebrovascular emergencies (heart attack or stroke), could result in sudden death. Cocaine-related deaths are often a result of cardiac arrest or seizure followed by resp arrest (see also Cocaine)... 

Amfebutamone has been linked to 41 deaths (17). From the reports of suspected adverse events received by the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Foundation, it appears that more than half concerned patients at risk of smoking-related diseases. In 15 cases there had been simultaneous use of amfebutamone with another antidepressant (10 patients), theophylline (1 patient), or insulin (4 patients). These combinations may lead to an increase in the risk of seizures. Furthermore, two patients reported having taken antiepileptic drugs, despite the fact that amfebutamone is contraindicated in patients with seizure disorders. These results suggest that the guidelines described in the product information are not being adhered to in some cases. 

One-fifth of all deaths in the UK are the result of smoking-related conditions. 

Coal Tar Products. Evaluations of human exposure during employment in coal tar plants indicated significant increases in cancer-related deaths (TOMA 1982). No specific type of cancer was predominant. Nevertheless, no clear relationship could be established because exposure routes in addition to dermal were likely, such as inhalation and oral. Also, the ability to relate death to coal tar exposure was further confounded by the possibility that the subjects were also exposed to other chemicals and cigarette smoke (TOMA 1982). Additional limitations were identified in this study, including absence of data on smoking habits, short cut-off date of 10 days of employment, unknown race classification for 20 of participants, use of U.S. male mortality rates for comparison as opposed to regional mortality rates, and the relationship between the cohort and production history was not explored. 

Tobacco use is the most common preventable cause of death in the United States. About half of all smokers will die from smoking-related problems (NIH, 2011). Quitting provides immediate health benefits that increase the longer the person abstains from tobacco use. To successfully stop smoking, a person must often use a multifaceted approach involving medication, lifestyle changes, exercise, and emotional support. 

Most deaths from fires do not result from bums. Bums cause only about one-fourth of fire-related deaths. Nearly two-thirds of all fire-related deaths result from inhalation of carbon monoxide, smoke, toxic gases, and asphyxiation. About one-tenth of the deaths are from mechanical injuries, such as injuries from falls or falling material. 

From the commencement of the fog and low visibility, many people experienced difficulty breathing, the effects occurring more or less simultaneously over a large area of hundreds of square kilometers. The rise in the number of deaths (Fig. 18-4) paralleled the mean daily smoke and sulfur dioxide concentrations daily deaths reached a peak on December 8 and 9, with many of them related to respiratory troubles. Although the deaths decreased when the concentrations decreased, the deaths per day remained considerably above the pre-episode level for some days. Would most of the persons who died have died soon afterward anyway If this were the case, a below-normal death rate would h ve occurred following the episode. This situation did not seem to exist, but detailed analysis was complicated by increased deaths in January and February 1953 which were attributed primarily to an influenza outbreak. 

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